This Week's DVDs 5.20.03

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So many new discs your wallet will beg for mercy.

By IGN DVD

Tuesday is the big day when new DVDs hit store shelves, and it's sometimes tough to keep track of all the big discs to spend your cash on. That's where we come in. Below you'll find a list of the biggest DVDs of the week that you can feed to your DVD player, PS2, or Xbox.

This week is packed full of new releases. Lets just dive right on into them:

25 HourStudio: Touchstone Specs: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital and DTS audio, two commentaries, deleted scenes, and featurettes. Spike Lee's latest film arrives on a great DVD with a solid transfer and great audio. This is a great character-driven film that everyone should check out.

20,000 Leagues Under the SeaStudio: Disney Specs: Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, commentary, a second disc packed full of behind-the-scenes material. Disney's great undersea classic is fully restored on this two-disc special edition. Similar to last year's "Vault Disney" releases, this two-disc set will give you everything you've ever wanted to know about one of the greatest adventure films.

Adaptation (Superbit) Studio: Columbia TriStar Specs: 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS. Joining the "Superbit" ranks is Charlie Kaufman's latest. Don't expect any extras, but the audio/video here is great as is the movie.

Antwone FisherStudio: Fox Specs: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, commentary, and featurettes. Denzel's directorial debut was a pretty good movie, and its DVD features a great transfer and an informative commentary track by the director. Look for a review soon, but until then it's definitely worth a rental.

Coen Brothers Duo:

Barton Fink

Miller's Crossing Studio: Fox Specs: Anamorphic widescreen, deleted scenes on Fink, interviews and featurette on Crossing. They've been a long time coming, but two of the most popular Coen Brothers films hit DVD this week from Fox. While they aren't packed with extras, you do get deleted scenes on one and some new interviews on the other.

Dances With Wolves: Special EditionStudio: MGM Specs: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, retrospective documentary, two commentaries, featurette, photo montage, music video, and more. This is technically the third DVD release of Dances With Wolves, but it's the first to offer any kind of solid extras. It's the extended cut of the film (which some feel is inferior to the theatrical version) with two commentary tracks and an all-new retrospective documentary.

Dark Angel Season OneStudio: Fox Specs: Commentaries and featurettes. It may be cancelled, but James Cameron's little Fox show hits DVD this week with the same type of special features that you'd expect from a Fox TV DVD release. Look for commentary on select episodes as well as some behind-the-scenes featurettes.

Frank Herbert's Children of DuneStudio: Artisan Specs: Anamorphic widescreen, storyboards, featurette, and TV spots. There may be a Director's Cut of this Sci-Fi series on the way, but if you can't wait you can pick up this set that includes an anamorphic transfer, storyboard to film comparisons, and more.

Love Bug: Special EditionStudio: Disney Specs: 1.75:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, cast commentary, and a second disc filled with bonus features. Structured like the 20,000 Leagues set, the big special feature on the two-disc SE of Disney's The Love Bug is an all-new commentary track by the three main cast members of the film. It's quite fun.

Star Trek: NemesisStudio: Paramount Specs: 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, commentary, featurettes, and deleted scenes. The final Next Generation movie hits DVD this week complete with roughly twenty minutes of deleted scenes, Director's commentaries, and a bunch of featurettes about the movie. It also features the best transfer of any Trek movie on DVD.

Windtalkers: Director's EditionStudio: MGM Specs: 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, extended cut with 20 additional minutes, three commentaries, historical documentaries, tons of behind-the-scenes diaries and making of features. It's a three-disc set. It may be the worst WWII movie in the last few years, but John Woo has given Windtalkers an extended Director's Cut that brings the film to a big two and a half hours. This three disc set not only features three commentary tracks, but one disc devoted to the real history behind the story and another all about the film's production.